Magistral Medium vs MiniMax M1 40K
MiniMax M1 40K leads the LLM Stats Score 20.8 to 13.3.
Mistral AI · MiniMax · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
MiniMax M1 40K leads the overall LLM Stats Score 20.8 to 13.3, ranking #184 overall.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, MiniMax M1 40K wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Magistral Medium
- you are already invested in the Mistral AI ecosystem
Choose MiniMax M1 40K
- overall performance matters — it scores 20.8 and ranks #184 on LLM Stats
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 5 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jun 2025
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
6 reported for Magistral Medium · 16 for MiniMax M1 40K
Magistral Medium outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam), while MiniMax M1 40K is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, LiveCodeBench).
MiniMax M1 40K has a slight edge in benchmark performance.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
MiniMax M1 40K has 432.0B more parameters than Magistral Medium, making it 1800.0% larger.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Magistral Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas MiniMax M1 40K does not.
Magistral Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Magistral Medium
MiniMax M1 40K
License
Usage and distribution terms
Magistral Medium is licensed under Apache 2.0, while MiniMax M1 40K uses MIT.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
MIT
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Magistral Medium was released on 2025-06-10, while MiniMax M1 40K was released on 2025-06-16.
MiniMax M1 40K is 0 month newer than Magistral Medium.
Jun 10, 2025
1.2 years ago
Jun 16, 2025
1.2 years ago
6d newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Magistral Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-06-01, while MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Magistral Medium's training data extends to 2025-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without MiniMax M1 40K's cutoff date.
Jun 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Magistral Medium and MiniMax M1 40K side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Magistral Medium vs MiniMax M1 40K.